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Public Health Act 1997
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16 Identity cards (1) The director-general must issue to an officer an identity card specifying the officer’s name and office, and on which appears a recent photograph of the officer. (2) Upon ceasing to occupy, or to act in, an office, a person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to return the person’s identity card to the director-general. Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit. office means the following offices: (a) chief health officer; (b) public health officer; (c) authorised medical officer; (d) analyst.